Presenting MH Housing Case at Democratic Club at Greater Tracy
Mountain House Action Group (MHAG) which represented by Jennie S. Bev and Raj Singh presented Mountain House housing case at Democratic Club at Greater Tracy on Wednesday, March 11, 2009.
Following were the points of the presentation:
MHAG is advocating city preservation in which existing residents should be prioritized to stay instead of city stabilization in which residents come and go as long as the city is stable.
Benefits of “city preservation”: First, home owners and residents care more about community, environment and school quality. Second, sense of belongingness as long-term residents are likely to be more responsible and future-oriented.
MHAG Milestones:
First, November 23, 2008: Initiation by 30 residents at MH Central Park. Proactive and refuse to stay still in current housing situation.Dec 13, 2008: This grand meeting attended by more than120 people plus 2 Board of Directors & generated 120 petition signatures. Follow-up meetings at MH Action Group members’ homes and library.
Second, December 17, 2008, Jan 14, 2009 & Feb 11, 2009: Advocating issues at MH Board of Directors public meetings. On February 11, 2009 meeting, MH Board of Directors informed that a letter was sent to Congressional Senators and Representatives urging them to sponsor a bill to assist impact of downturn of Mountain House housing market in last 2 years.
Third, February 7, 2008: Mountain House Volunteer Education Workshop by Dr. Beni Bevly at MH Library also attended by one of the Board of Directors.
Fourth, petition signatures collection: more than 200 collected.
Fifth, interview by Swiss Public Radio twice on current housing situation in Mountain House.
Sixth, sent 222 letters to: President Barack Obama, Senator Barbara Boxe, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congressman Gerald McNerney, Government Arnold Schwarzenegger, Supervisor Leroy Ornellas.
We are urging them to show support by acknowledging its symbolic value by visiting our town to see how promising and –at the same time—how a beautiful American dream is fading. For this, we will be conducting a Housing Summit in April 2009 (Congressman McNerney has agreed to host this Housing Summit on August 15, 2009). And we would appreciate their presence.
We are urging them to support us in making our town the first in line when accepting bailout rescue funding from local, state, and federal governments.For this, we urge them to approve a resolution or any instrument for that matter that would push this agenda forward.
We are urging them to support us any way they can by using our town as a case study, including in publications.
Seventh, March 10, 2009: Attending San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors meeting in Stockton. Meeting with San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Chairman Leroy Ornellas in his office to talk about letters and petition signatures sent to his office dated Feb 17, 2009.
The PowerPoint from this presentation can be viewed by clicking MOUNTAIN HOUSE SAVING TOWN OF TOMORROW PDF.
